By“dark side”I think you mean the side we never see from earth．We see only one side of the moon because of the moon's special movem ent．It is moving in such a way that it takes the same length of time for each once-around spin（自转）and for each trip around the earth．
The neat r

One day a dog，a horse and a sheep went to a beach．The horse and the sheep wanted to swim in the ocean（海洋）．The sheep said，“Do you want to swim with us？”
The dog thought a moment，then said，“No，thanks！I want to stay here and do stuff in the sand．”

Eggs are made from the inside out．That's how the hen gets everything into the shell（壳）！
Inside a hen's body，the yellow yolk（蛋黄）is made first． Next，the yolk slides into a special tube（管）inside the hen．There，clear liquid（液体）egg white（蛋清） is

In Vermont there lived a little boy named Billy who was always unlucky．Because of this he had no friends．His birthday was coming up， so his popular brother，Dan，gave Billy a“lucky charm（护身符）”．This“charm”was nothing more than a rock，but Billy never let go of it．
The next day at

How come you can heart hunder but not see lightning nor see dark gray clouds coming toward you？
By Emily Solomon
In a thunder storm（雷暴雨），we are used to seeing dark clouds with rain and lightning（闪电）followed by thunder ．When we do

Kima hummed an African folk（民歌）as she strolled along the（小径）．Her tall，lanky（过分瘦长的）body glided easily（稠密的叶子）．She was on her way tot he Gorilla Research Center（大猩猩研究中心）．Her father，Mutar，worked as（追踪者）at the center．   
It was along

1．In the year 1620，a little ship came to America． The ship they took was called Mayflower（五月花）．There were one hundred people on it．
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A Sheep once had to deal with much harm from other animals．He therefore appeared before Jupiter，and begged him to lessen his misery．Jupiter appeared willing，and said to the Sheep，“I see clearly，my pious creature，that I have created you too defenceless．Now I will choose how

Russell was a student of Cambridge University ．He asked his teacher Moore ，“Who is your best student ？”“Viter，”said Moore．“Why ？”“Because of all my students only he himself always has a lot of questions when he listens to my lessons．”
Viter's achievements（成就）surpassed（超过）Russell afterward（后来）．Why did Ru

Donald was not very good at math．
He could not understand the teacher's explanations．
Even when the teacher explained something a second time， Donald still could not understand it．

“回答问题”式的“阅读理解”题，要求根据所提问题写出完整、正确的句子。这样的试题听起来似乎很难，其实真正做起来却使我们感到轻松愉快。回答问题，句子越简单越好。作为“竞赛”，答题应简洁明了，能用一个词，就不用两个词，能说明问题就行。请看2001年全国中学生英语能力竞赛初三年级组初赛试题的“阅读理解”（C）题：
（C）阅读短文，根据要求完成31—35小题，每空不得超过10个单词。
Many British

Turn offthe television，log off the computer，and take a moment to appreciate（欣赏）the wonderful world around you—one that is brought to life in Earth ＆You，the first in a series of books exploring our connection to the world aroundus．Listen carefully，and you can feel the gentl

In the highlands of Scotland，on the great lake of Loch Ness ，Robert Campbell sat fishing with his great-uncle，Michael Campbell．Back-to-back  they sat in the boat ，in the mist（朦胧）of Loch Ness ．Great-uncle Michael sat in the bow（船首）and Robert satin the stern（船尾）．

Silently，silently，Robert reached for his lunch．He split his sandwich and tossed half to the Loch Ness Monster．The monster ate the sandwich and smiled again．She ducked down and brought Robert a shell from the bottom of the lake．
“Then the monster reached in the boat！” shouted Great-uncle Michael．“She gra

Have you heard of Big Ben（大本钟），the famous clock？Big Ben is a very big clock in London，the capital of England．The clock weighs as much as 23tons（吨）．Its minute hand is 4．27 metres long and its hour hand is 2．75 metres in length． The clock tower（钟楼）is about 98 metres high．